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This chapter is all about setting up the software needed to run a WordPress site. First we’ll install Nginx and configure it with better settings for our use. Next we’ll install PHP and its packages required by WordPress and configure PHP-FPM. Then we’ll install WP-CLI and MariaDB.
Brad Touesnard
Jul 10, 2024
We’ll start this chapter with a benchmark of site speed without caching and end it with a benchmark with caching enabled. We’ll install Redis and a companion WordPress plugin that will work together to enable object caching. Next we’ll return to our Nginx config files and add a batch of directives to enable FastCGI Cache and tell it what not to cache, including some directives for WooCommerce.
Jun 27, 2024
In this chapter we’ll discuss HTTPS and why it’s so important before updating our DNS and obtaining our first SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt. Then we’ll add a new config file to Nginx for our first site complete with a redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Next we’ll create a database for the site and we’ll use WP-CLI to install WordPress. We’ll wrap up with a discussion about creating more sites on the server.
In this final chapter, we offer a complete Nginx configuration optimized for WordPress sites. Not only does it amalgamate all the information from the previous chapters, but we also draw upon the best practices from our experience over the years.
How WordPress page caching plugins work, why they perform poorly in Nginx and how to serve cached pages directly from Nginx.
Cameron Pavey
Nov 29, 2023
Why you might want to use Ansible as your automation engine, how to install it and get it set up.
Apr 24, 2023
Configuring aggressive page caching rules for your WordPress site gives you most of the benefits of a static site without the downsides.
Jan 27, 2022
The differences between Varnish and Nginx FastCGI cache with benchmarks to show which performs better.
Ashley Rich
Feb 24, 2021
We demonstrate how to configure WordPress and bbPress with microcaching in Nginx.
Apr 25, 2017
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